Three things: 1.) These guys just gave fans what they’ve wanted for the last 20 years and the boys enjoyed doing it. 2.) The difference between this album and Neighborhoods is comical. I can’t believe it’s the same 3 dudes haha. 3.) Tom’s performance is gritty and what made me fall in love with his music in the first place. I’m so happy Scrappy Tom is back. Please don’t go anywhere!
good lord!!! I haven’t been that moved by a first play since whisper came out when I was a teenager. anthem part 3 is an instant classic. opening verse is like if tom did the boundless optimism from early ava set to blink, chorus is on par with all the best new songs & that outro is a brain melter. listened to each new song once. Stoked to do a proper play through tomorrow night. at its lowest it’s equal to the best stuff in the skiba era and at its best it’s their raddest music since untitled.
i spent years devastated that tom left blink the second time bc i was soooo psyched for him to bring something like ava's "mercenaries" to a blink album.... MOTHERFUCKERS THAT'S "TURPENTINE"!!! MY DREAM CAME TRUE!!!!
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a nod to every blink era and blink member project without being derivative and all of it lives under the umbrella of blink coming out swinging in 2023. everything i was hoping for with plenty of runway to keep taking massive steps forward. very satisfied as a lifer blink fan
Blink needs to be fun/juvenile (even when they are being serious and maudlin) and it needs Tom. Neighborhoods had the latter and Skiba 182 had the former. This one has both and it’s a beautiful successor to TOYPAJ. An achievement this is.
Hey old friends! Just popping in to celebrate this absolute scorcher of an album with you lovely people.
that organ at the end of Blink Wave is straight off Enema, i half expect All the Small Things to start after it